Active clinical trials for "Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders"

The main purpose of this study is to understand how insomnia (compared to good sleep) may affect the response of the body to a repeated physiological challenge, such as inserting the hand in ice-cold water for several times in a row. In particular, the investigators are interested in the response of markers that can be associated with stress, such as blood pressure and stress hormones.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether non-deceptive application of a placebo has an impact on subjective or objective sleep parameters in patients with primary insomnia.

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in pregnant women. Particularly, this study aim to explore the effect of this intervention in ameliorating insomnia symptoms and in preventing post-partum depression disorder. The experimental intervention is a digital CBT-I and the control intervention group is an assertive communication training. Both interventions include a screening phase and will be delivered in a digital way and will be composed of 5 sessions. Furthermore, both interventions protocol include a baseline, half time and follow up assessments.

Insomnia and sleep disorders are prominent health problems in modern society. High working pressure, fast pace of life, the use of electronic products and other reasons lead to the high incidence of insomnia and sleep disorders, which affect people's physical and mental health seriously, long-term insomnia will increase the risk of various health problems, and may even lead to malignant accidents. There are few effective methods to treat insomnia or sleep disorders, only part of the problem can be solved by sleeping pills and psychotherapy. However, drug therapy has side effects such as drowsiness on the next day, ataxia, anterograde amnesia and so on, and long-term application is addictive. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has certain characteristics and advantages in the treatment of insomnia, but there is lack of evidence in clinical research that meets the requirements of modern evidence-based medicine, to prove the exact efficacy and safety of TCM in the treatment of insomnia. In addition, the research shows that the internal biological clock cycle of normal human body is 24-hour, insomnia may be related to biological clock gene. In this study, the outpatients with insomnia were taken as the research object. To observe the efficacy and safety of TCM in the treatment of insomnia by recording the participants' baseline demographic data, questionnaire survey, and conducting hematology examination. At the same time, to know the TCM constitution type of insomnia patients, through questionnaire survey with "Classification and Determination of TCM constitution table" that published by China Association of Chinese Medicine.And to explore the correlation between insomnia and circadian rhythm of biological clock .

The specific aim of this proposed pilot study is to compare two standardized processes (paper and electronic) to deliver a customized MedlinePlus health information prescription.

Disturbances in the amino acid neurotransmitter (AANt), gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) function are hypothesized to contribute to the neurobiology of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and insomnia. The principal objective of this project is to use magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to provide the first in vivo characterization of cortical GABA levels in individuals with primary insomnia, and to determine whether subjects with MDD, achieving a partial response with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment but still experiencing significant residual symptoms including insomnia, have altered levels of this neurotransmitter. The investigators are also exploring the correlation between cortical AANt levels and abnormalities in sleep parameters in primary insomnia and as a residual symptom of major depression.

We aim to assess the influence of chronic insomnia on the neuroendocrine regulation of the glucose and lipid metabolism to more clearly define the metabolic derangements associated with chronic insomnia and to prove that chronic insomnia is associated with increased levels of stress hormones, cytokines and impaired insulin sensitivity.

Pain is one of the most common causes of healthcare contact and long-term sick leave, with negative consequences on physical and mental health. Poor sleep is common in chronic pain patients. Epidemiological studies indicate that 5-7% of patients with chronic pain are treated regularly with strong opioids. Negative side effects of pain modulating drugs on sleep quality have been reported, which may have negative influence on overall disease management in chronic pain patients. However, to date there are conflicting results regarding the effects of opioids on sleep, since the pain relieving effect of opioids seem to affect sleep positively. There is data suggesting that physical activity has positive effects on both pain perception and sleep quality (and duration). The aim of the study is to explore insomnia and characteristics of sleep in patients with chronic pain and the relationship with physical activity level and opioid use.

This project will examine changes in metabolism and depressive symptoms after receiving CBT-I in 30 subjects with insomnia disorder and MDD.

This randomized clinical trial studies aromatherapy and essential oils in improving insomnia and other symptoms in patients with newly diagnosed acute leukemia. Aromatherapy and essential oils may help improve insomnia and other complications caused by chemotherapy.